Legionnaires Plunge Into Convention at Texas Conclave
At Port Arthur the eleventh annual Texas Legion state conclave opens with Governor Moody headlining. National vice commander Hood and state leaders speak as three candidates vie for state commander amid caucusing scenes. A heated floor debate over the Kerrville legion village project signals contentious sessions ahead.
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Associated Press
Port Arthur
Reveille
Texas Department of the American Legion
Dan Moody
Austin
Walter D. Hood
Harlingen
Jack Blalock
William E. Easterwood, Jr
Dalls
Ben Dean
Breckenridge
Ernest C. Cox
Corsicana
Waco
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Cleveland
Legion Village
Kerrville
Austin High School Principal Dies Sunday
T. A. Gullett, 54, principal of the Austin high school and former Cuero Yorktown Floresville and San Marcos teacher, died here Sunday.
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United Press
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T. A. Gullett
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Yorktown
Floresville
San Marcos
Slim figure fashion shifts to healthy rounded shapes
The article argues that ultra slim figures are unfashionable and unhealthy. Paris designers and stage producers seek natural, healthy bodies, urging women to eat a varied diet including cereals, milk, fruits, vegetables, and meats. Sugar is presented as a flavor enhancer and health ally. The Sugar Institute promotes this view.
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Paris Couturiers
The
Sugar Institute
The Curious Boy Ben Plans Circus Trip And Travel
Four year old Ben Brotlier describes his first airplane ride with Miss Amarillo drawn by orange and black wings. He plans to visit a circus in Dallas for ten weeks and says his brother and grandmother will be nearby. He also mentions fencing with Fairbanks and chewing bubble gum.
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Ben Brotlier
Taylor Street
Amarillo
Ben
Teague
Lee Brotlier
Dallas
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas
Fairbanks
Hoover Returns to White House After Rapidan Camping Trip
President Hoover came back to the White House at 10 15 a m after a weekend at his Rapidan River camp in Virginia. He resumed official duties following the leisure retreat.
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Hoover
The
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Rapidan River
Virginia
Moody defers Legion visit to Tuesday
Governor Moody postponed his trip to the Port Arthur American Legion convention delaying his attendance until Tuesday to attend a state canvassing board meeting. The board will certify the July 16 special election results on two constitutional amendments.
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Associated Press
Austin
Moody
American Legion
Port Arthur
Seventeen Die In Explosion At Nanking City
Seventeen people were killed when an ammunition dump exploded on the outskirts of Nanking demolishing 50 houses. The blast halted activity, many feared dead, and martial law was declared across the city. The cause of the explosion was not yet known.
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United Press
Nanking
Crain Killed When He Dozes On Road
Beaumont report says Ralph M. Crain a lineman for an electric company fell asleep in the road and was struck by an automobile in the early hours. Medical examination showed a crushed skull in the fatal crash.
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The
United Press
Beaumont
Ralph M. Crain
Armadillos Threaten Quail Nests in Dripping Springs
United Press dispatch from Dripping Springs Texas reports that armadillos are spreading through the area and destroying eggs in ground nests, threatening local quail populations. C. L. Baskett cites the eggs being ruined as the primary concern.
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United Press
Dripping Springs
Tex
C. L. Baskett
Fortyseven Counties Contract Tax Collections Planned
Fortyeight counties have signed contracts to collect back taxes on a percentage basis while the counties retain their own collection fees. The Parrish committee to investigate fees of office, led by Representative George Purl of Dallas, reported findings after convening in Austin.
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Ay United Press
Austin
Texas
Parrish Committee
George Purl
Dallas
Tattooing Gains Popularity Among Paris Society
Real artists now lead the fashion as stage and society figures seek artistic ink. A poet bears a shooting star on his arm while a dancer sports a starfish neck tattoo. Landscape designs are fashionable on refined skin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Sessions Close Across Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Angelina
Concluding sessions were held in Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Angelina with part of the morning spent reviewing county records in the office of State Comptroller San Houston Terrell.
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Angelina
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